The brotherly nicknames Prince Harry and Prince William had for each other have been revealed in the Duke of Sussex's tell-all memoir Spare.
It comes as Harry makes explosive claims in the book that his older brother physically attacked him, The Guardian has revealed. Describing the alleged fight, Harry refers to his brother as 'Willy,' while William calls Harry 'Harrold.'
During an argument at his London home in 2019, Harry claims that William described his wife, Meghan Markle as "difficult", "rude" and "abrasive", reports the Express. The confrontation between the two brothers is then said to have escalated.
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According to the Guardian, Harry wrote: "[William] grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and... knocked me to the floor". Harry claimed that the scuffle resulted in visible injury. He wrote, according to the newspaper: "I landed on the dogs bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me".
Harry claimed that William had wanted to meet to talk about "the whole rolling catastrophe" of their collapsing relationship and struggles with the press, and deemed, before the alledged attack, that William was already "piping hot". William had reportedly complained about Meghan, to which Harry replied that he was just repeating the press narrative. This led to the confrontation.
Harry then reportedly accused his brother of acting like an heir because he was unable to understand why Harry was not content in being a spare. After insults were exchanged, William claimed that he was trying to help. Harry writes that he responded with: "Are you serious? Help me? Sorry - is that what you call this? Helping me?".
This comment, as Harry writes, angered William. Harry writes that he then went to the kitchen, and his brother followed, claiming that he told William, referring to him as 'Willy', that he "can't speak to you when you're like this".
He added that the alleged attack happened "so very fast" and that after William returned, having left, he looked "regretful... and apologised". William reportedly told Harry that he "doesn't need to tell Meg about this", to which Harry replied, "you mean that you attacked me?".
William responded by saying: "I didn't attack you, Harold". Harry added that he didn't immediately tell Meghan, although she did later notice "scrapes and bruises" on his back. Harry claimed she "wasn't surprised" but was "terribly sad".
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